CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 Match Prediction and Preview

If you felt that the end of the leading championships that are played this year like Women’s world cup, COPA America and the European under 21 series winded up the action of summer tournament of the year, then you are mistaken, as the 13th CONCACAF Gold cup series is about to begin from this coming Wednesday. Here we have everything that you would need to know about the most awaited Gold cup 2015.

About the hosts

Like forever, United States will be taking on the charge of being the proud hosts this year as well. The north east part of the United States will serve as the host for five out of 14 venues and the final of the tournament which is scheduled on 26th of July will be played in Lincoln field of Philadelphia.

About the teams

There are altogether 12 teams that will compete with each other. They have been disseminated in three groups named A, B and C with each group comprising of 4 teams. The detailed view of the distribution is given hereunder-

Group A will consist of USA, Panama, Haiti, and Honduras.

Group B will consist of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Jamaica, and Canada.

Group C will consist of Mexico, Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, and Cuba.

About the format

The format of Gold cup 2015 is comparable to that of the Copa America, with three groups of four qualifying for the quarter-final level. With this, the top two teams from each group will advance with the two best third-place teams making it to the last eight.

On contrast with the format of Copa America, there will be given an additional time of 30 minutes to be played prior to the knockout games. CONCACAF’s best team United States, Mexico and Costa Rica will not be allowed to meet unless the championship ends.

About the prediction of the tournament

The team of USA are most probable to lift the trophy sixth time this year with their last victory in 2013. It is hard to forget their last winning tournament when they won all six matches in the game with a terrific win of 1-0 in the finals against Panama.

About the probability of other teams winning the match

Although Mexico has been rated as the favourite by many of the bookmarkers, Canada cannot be forgotten for its incredibly unbelievable victory in the 2000. As it would need that effort and capability to get the title again, Costa rice has also a high probability of grabbing the title after we encountered its epic run to the quarter finals of the world cup.

About the premier league stars

Aston Villa’s Brad Guzan and Tottenham’s DeAndre Yedlin will be a treat to watch in the tournament as they are a proud part of the 23 man panel of United States. Although Carlos Gamboa fell short in making an impact at West Brom but he confirmed what he’s competent of as he is starring for Costa Rica in Brazil, and Miguel Layunof Mexico is now a Premier League player with Watford.